What we're reading in April 2012
Ever wonder what the folks who work at a mystery bookstore like to read? Well, here's your answer. Each month we ask everyone here to pick a book, current or older, that they truly enjoyed and are enthusiastic about. Of course, if you visited the store, we'd tell you directly what we like but for those of you who can't come see us, this is the next best thing. Our special thanks to Judi for pulling this feature together and to all the staff who contributed their picks.
Presented here are the picks for this month, an archive of earlier months is available from the menu at the left.
What Judi is reading
Brilliant artist, Stef finds that her soon to be ex-husband, Dale Oliver is trying to sell her art. Shortly after she is found dead and Dale produces a signed contract giving him the right to sell her work, something she was violently opposed to. It is up to her mother, Marnie and her duaghter, Van to see that Dale doesn't get away with highway robbery. They have the help of a retired NY police office who is new in town. Kate Wilhelm's Death of an Artist is set in a small coastal resort town in Oregon.
 also available as an eBook
What Mary Alice is reading
As one who preferred Shalimar as my scent for 55 years, even contrasting to mother’s Tweed, I was completely enraptured with the story and back story that delicately unfolds in M J Rose’s The Book of Lost Fragrances. This skilled writer weaves a tapestry of reincarnation, all the years of the perfume business with ancient Egypt and the Tibet-China tension. Don’t miss the wonderful glossary to fill in any blanks as you are compelled by the mystery as it unfolds. A dramatic and soundly researched thriller you don’t want to miss. Order now and we can send a sample of the special perfume especially created for this book. Now when I smell gardenias I go back to……that’s for another day.
also available as an eBook
What Margo is reading
Yasuko thinks she and her daughter have escaped her abusive husband but when he turns up, she’s had enough and murders him. What follows is a fascinating match of wits between Yasuko’s neighbor, a mathematical genius, who offers his help to cover-up the murder, and a brilliant university professor who has often collaborated with the police to solve difficult crimes. This fascinating psychological puzzle, set in Japan, is rich with clever deceptions, and I guarantee you’ll be rooting for the “bad guys” before the end.
also available as an eBook
What Richard is reading
A splendid historical mystery set, of course, in Budapest in 1936. War is on the horizon, the prime minister has just died and Germany’s influence is steadily growing but none of this matters to crime reporter Zsigsmond Gordon who is only interested in how a Jewish girl, evidently from a good family, ended up dead in a shady part of town. A wonderfully vivid and atmospheric portrait of Hungary at a key moment in history and a helluva good crime story.
also available as an eBook
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